Asparagus densiflorus

Asparagus densiflorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: Asparagus densiflorus

Name

• Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop, Bothalia 9: 65. 1966.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Asparagopsis densiflora Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 96. 1850.
    • Typus: Cape, Lalande s.n. (lectotype, (designated by Jessop, Bothalia 9: 65. 1966): P, isolectotypus: PRE - photo).
• Homotypic
  • Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm., S. Afr. J. Bot. 2(3): 243. 1983.
• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus meyersii hort., nom. inval.
  • Asparagus myriocladus Baker, J. Bot. Lon. 18: 43. 1889
  • Asparagus sarmentosus var. comatus Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 625. 1875.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (introduced) Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St. Helena (introduced) Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, Pakistan (introduced) Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland (introduced) Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Galápagos (introduced) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Jessop, J.P. 1966. The Genus Asparagus in Southern Africa. Bothalia 9(1): 31–96. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v9i1.1576 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asparagus densiflorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asparagus densiflorus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Asparagus densiflorus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asparagus densiflorus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asparagus densiflorus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Sprenger's asparagus fern
Nederlands: Sierasperge
svenska: Hängsparris
中文: 天門冬

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